Improving Class Experience and Performance in CS1 Course Using JiTT and Peer InstructionPROCEEDING

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Nov 14, 2016
in Washington, DC, United States
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA

Abstract

CS1 or Introduction to Object Oriented Programming in higher education institutions is considered as a very important foundational course for computer science majors. In many institutions this is where the students for the first time usually gets the flavor of intensive programming perspectives of computer science discipline. Research shows that CS1 is the course where many students decide to change their major after having a bad grade and/or a bad experience. The way CS1 course is taught can play a major role on how well the students might perform in this course. In this paper, we share our experience on how using Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) pedagogy blended with active learning and peer instruction helped to decrease the rate of D, F and W grades in CS1 course. Based on surveys and students’ performance on various course modules, we have found a significant improvement on the students’ interest in learning of CS1 materials, which helped them to achieve better grades in their course.

Citation

Rahman, F. (2016). Improving Class Experience and Performance in CS1 Course Using JiTT and Peer Instruction. In Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning (pp. 446-450). Washington, DC, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved February 18, 2018 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/174139/.